Indictments in Goebel Murder Case Include Five Principals
Franklin county grand jury indicted ten men for complicity in the Goebel murder. Principal defendants include Henry Youtsey James Howard Berry Howard Harland Whittaker and Tallow Dick Coombs. Accessories before the fact named are Powers Powers Finley Culton and Wharton Golden. Additional figures W S Taylor Green Golden and Captain John Davis are referenced as accessories. The court plans to nol prossequi Golden due to his testimony. In Fort Worth Texas a grain elevator fire damaged the Gray elevator causing substantial loss and leaving 30 000 bushels of wheat and oats burned with total losses around 25 000.
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Frankfort
Franklin County Grand Jury
William Goebel
Henry E. Youtsey
James Howard
Berry Howard
Harland Whittaker
Tallow
Dick Coombs
Powers
John L. Powers
Charles Finley
W. H. Culton
F. Wharton Golden
Taylor
Green Golden
John Davis
Youtsey
State Auditor
Sweeny
Wharton
Beattyville
Caleb Powers
W. O. Bradley
Indianapolis
Wharton Golden
Taylor State Guard
Goebel
Commonwealth
Nolle
Golden
Fort Worth
Texas
Mark Evans
Sherman
Campbell & Urquhart
San Antonio
Campbell
Corpus Chris's
Severe floods disrupt Canton Mississippi rail lines
Unprecedented rain raises rivers and creeks in North Mississippi. Illinois Central tracks near Canton suffer major damage with trains tied up since yesterday. About twenty black families displaced to higher ground as cotton acreage faces total losses and seed costs rise.
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Canton
Miss
Mississippi
Illinois Central
Tornado Wrecks Property across Concordia Parish
Five persons injured with one fatally as a tornado passes just west of Concordia in La Fayette county. Injured include August Krohn and two Krohn children. Henry Meyers, John Luetzen. Two houses and six barns destroyed. stock killed. extensive property damage reported.
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Lexington
Concordia
la Fayette County
August Krohn
Krohn
Henry Meyers
John Luetzen
Wharton Secures $40,000 Oil Mill Plant Inauguration
Wharton Texas celebrates a new oil mill project named Wharton Gin and Milling company. The plant will process sixty tons daily, with $75,000 capitalization. Local investors include H. J. Bolton Sorrel Bros G C Gillore Hood and Martin and others. A $1000 forfeit is posted to guarantee construction.
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Wharton
Texas
Wharton Gin and Milling Company
Sxud
H. J. Bolton
Sorrel Bros
G. C. Gill
Southern Strike Still On in Atlanta Telegraphers
Atlanta reports indicate the Southern railroad telegraphers strike remains active with persistent rumors of a general walkout. President Powell says all operators on one Southern division including substitutes will strike at 10 am tomorrow, while he also sues for 50000 damages over a local newspaper publication he says misrepresented him.
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Southern
Atlanta
Southern Railroad Telegraphers
Freekmen
President Powell
The
Telegraphers Organization
Powell
Bailey wins in Travis county prompts Chilton withdrawal
In Dallas Texas Bailey's rapid pace in the race for US senator leads to a Travis county win, home of former Governor James S Hogg and Horace Chilton's sponsor. Following the Travis result Chilton withdraws from the contest.
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Chilton
Dallas
Texas
J. W. Bailey
United States
Travis County
James S. Hogg
Horace Chilton
Bailey
Young Statesman
Italian Laborers Strike at Cornell Dam Hardens Standoff
Quiet at Croton Landing New York on April 18 sees the Italian laborers at the Croton Dam strike remain unresolved though contractors expect a quick settlement. The killing of Sergeant Douglass last Monday night shifts mood against the workers who demand higher wages. Italians offered no strong demonstrations yesterday.
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Croton
Croton Landing
N. Y
Cornell Dam
Croton Valley
Douglass
Prominent Texas Farmer Robbed by Masked Highwayman
A prominent farmer, A. 8S. Mc Crory, was held up by a lone masked highwayman near Flatonia on April 18 while returning home. The robber escaped with $35 after the crime was committed. Nearby Rockdale reports continuing farm recovery with replanting and a planned cotton acreage increase as corn planting is deemed too late.
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Flatonia
Texas
McCrory
Rockdale
Tragedy Struck While Plowing In Texas Field
Morgan Hardgraves was struck by a light spark while plowing in a field near Troupe Texas. He and his horse died after the rain ended and a search found them about two hours later.
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Troupe
Texas
Morgan Hardgraves
Texas and Texans In A Snapshot Of State News
News briefs from across Texas include factory plans in Sherman and a proposed Brazos Valley road, damages from fires at Texarkana Novelty works and Port Lavaca Bayview hotel, and obituaries for Hall of Dallas attorney A H Field and Col H C Stevenson.
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Bayview
Port Lavaca
A. H. Field
Dallas
Thurber Coal Company
Fort Worth
Thurber
Sabine Valley
Timpson
San Augustins
Diverse Global Notes On Transport Arts And Social Wit
Reports on a New York public library department for graphic arts, steamers on the Dead Sea, Hamburg traffic fines, Italian hydroelectric plans, and a Dublin rail accident. Also a New York Press social essay about women, letters, chewing gum, and hat fitting, with a closing quip about a mother’s view of her daughters at the theater.
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New York Public Library
Paris
London
Dead Sea
Hamburg
Cellina
Piave
Italy
Venice
Dublin
Reflections of a Bachelor
A humorous column offering dated musings on love and gender roles. It jokes that women fear being outflirted and men must know when to stop while noting fashion costs and misused items. The piece reads like a light moralizing jest from a bygone era.
Thoughts on Friendship Across Classic Voices
A collection of famous quotes on friendship from Junius to Demophilus. Each line offers a view on loyalty discretion and the role of companionship in happiness and distress. Notable thoughts contrast prudent enemies with steadfast allies.
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Kentucky
Tornado
Cleburne
Brazos Valley
Texarkana Novelty Works
Fr. Smith
Nacogdoches
Theodore Vawten
Commissioners’ Court
Kaufman County
T. W. Henderson
Keller
Sheriff Cabell
Dallas County
Lee Hughes
Devine
J. W. A. Clark
Corsicana
Soldiers’ Relief Committee
Houston
Honolulu
Upper Austria
Col. H. C. Stevenson
Descased
Georgia
Dallas Herald
Stevenson
Burleson College
Greenville
E. T. Kemp
Oak Cliff
William George
Royse City
Miller Bros
Lizzie Bailey
George Bailey
Galveston
Texarkana
Chicuahua
Mex
Charles Ellis
St. Louis and Iron Mountain Railway
Main
Dad Street
New York Press
Junius
Ovid
la Fontaine
Cicero
Jeremy Taylor
Smith
Theophrastus
Demophilus
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